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comprising 10 known
living species in
seven genera,
commonly known as
euplerids,
Malagasy mongooses or
Malagasy carnivorans. The best
known species is...
- (Galidia elegans),
locally still known as the ring-tailed mongoose, is a
euplerid in the
subfamily Galidiinae, a
carnivoran native to Madagascar. It is the...
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Eupleres is a
genus of two
species of mongoose-like
euplerid mammal native to
Madagascar that are
known as falanoucs. They are
primarily terrestrial and...
- fossana), also
known as the
fanaloka (Malagasy, [fə̥ˈnaluk]) or jabady, is an
euplerid endemic to Madagascar. It is the only
species in
genus Fossa. The Malagasy...
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Salanoia is a
genus of
euplerid carnivoran with two
currently described species found in Madagascar. They are mongoose-like,
which is
reflected in the...
- The
fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox; /ˈfɒsə/ FOSS-ə or /ˈfuːsə/ FOO-sə; Malagasy: [ˈfusə̥]) is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like
mammal that is
endemic to Madagascar...
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received its
tenrecs (25–42 Ma ago),
nesomyid rodents (20–24 Ma ago) and
euplerid carnivorans (19–26 Ma ago) by this
route and
South America its caviomorph...
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hunting and
eating of
certain lemur species.
Other predators include native euplerids, such as the fossa,
feral cats,
domestic dogs, snakes,
diurnal birds of...
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terrestrial fauna,
consisting of lemurs, tenrecs,
nesomyine rodents and
euplerid carnivorans, is
thought to have
colonized the
island from
Africa via four...
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Cryptoprocta is a
genus of
carnivoran endemic to Madagascar. It
contains the
living fossa and its larger,
recently extinct relative, the
giant fossa. The...
